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  85 # See the 'europe' file for Russia and Turkey in Asia.
  86 
  87 # From Guy Harris:
  88 # Incorporates data for Singapore from Robert Elz' asia 1.1, as well as
  89 # additional information from Tom Yap, Sun Microsystems Intercontinental
  90 # Technical Support (including a page from the Official Airline Guide -
  91 # Worldwide Edition).  The names for time zones are guesses.
  92 
  93 ###############################################################################
  94 
  95 # These rules are stolen from the 'europe' file.
  96 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
  97 Rule    EUAsia  1981    max     -       Mar     lastSun  1:00u  1:00    S
  98 Rule    EUAsia  1979    1995    -       Sep     lastSun  1:00u  0       -
  99 Rule    EUAsia  1996    max     -       Oct     lastSun  1:00u  0       -
 100 Rule E-EurAsia  1981    max     -       Mar     lastSun  0:00   1:00    S
 101 Rule E-EurAsia  1979    1995    -       Sep     lastSun  0:00   0       -
 102 Rule E-EurAsia  1996    max     -       Oct     lastSun  0:00   0       -
 103 Rule RussiaAsia 1981    1984    -       Apr     1        0:00   1:00    S
 104 Rule RussiaAsia 1981    1983    -       Oct     1        0:00   0       -
 105 Rule RussiaAsia 1984    1991    -       Sep     lastSun  2:00s  0       -
 106 Rule RussiaAsia 1985    1991    -       Mar     lastSun  2:00s  1:00    S
 107 Rule RussiaAsia 1992    only    -       Mar     lastSat 23:00   1:00    S
 108 Rule RussiaAsia 1992    only    -       Sep     lastSat 23:00   0       -
 109 Rule RussiaAsia 1993    max     -       Mar     lastSun  2:00s  1:00    S
 110 Rule RussiaAsia 1993    1995    -       Sep     lastSun  2:00s  0       -
 111 Rule RussiaAsia 1996    max     -       Oct     lastSun  2:00s  0       -
 112 
 113 # Afghanistan
 114 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 115 Zone    Asia/Kabul      4:36:48 -       LMT     1890
 116                         4:00    -       AFT     1945
 117                         4:30    -       AFT
 118 
 119 # Armenia
 120 # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
 121 # Shanks & Pottenger have Yerevan switching to 3:00 (with Russian DST)
 122 # in spring 1991, then to 4:00 with no DST in fall 1995, then
 123 # readopting Russian DST in 1997.  Go with Shanks & Pottenger, even
 124 # when they disagree with others.  Edgar Der-Danieliantz
 125 # reported (1996-05-04) that Yerevan probably wouldn't use DST
 126 # in 1996, though it did use DST in 1995.  IATA SSIM (1991/1998) reports that
 127 # Armenia switched from 3:00 to 4:00 in 1998 and observed DST after 1991,
 128 # but started switching at 3:00s in 1998.
 129 
 130 # From Arthur David Olson (2011-06-15):
 131 # While Russia abandoned DST in 2011, Armenia may choose to
 132 # follow Russia's "old" rules.
 133 
 134 # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2012-02-10):
 135 # According to News Armenia, on Feb 9, 2012,
 136 # http://newsarmenia.ru/society/20120209/42609695.html
 137 #
 138 # The Armenia National Assembly adopted final reading of Amendments to the
 139 # Law "On procedure of calculation time on the territory of the Republic of
 140 # Armenia" according to which Armenia [is] abolishing Daylight Saving Time.
 141 # or
 142 # (brief)
 143 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_armenia03.html
 144 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 145 Zone    Asia/Yerevan    2:58:00 -       LMT     1924 May  2
 146                         3:00    -       YERT    1957 Mar    # Yerevan Time
 147                         4:00 RussiaAsia YER%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
 148                         3:00    1:00    YERST   1991 Sep 23 # independence
 149                         3:00 RussiaAsia AM%sT   1995 Sep 24  2:00s
 150                         4:00    -       AMT     1997
 151                         4:00 RussiaAsia AM%sT   2012 Mar 25  2:00s
 152                         4:00    -       AMT
 153 
 154 # Azerbaijan

 155 # From Rustam Aliyev of the Azerbaijan Internet Forum (2005-10-23):
 156 # According to the resolution of Cabinet of Ministers, 1997
 157 # From Paul Eggert (2015-09-17): It was Resolution No. 21 (1997-03-17).
 158 # http://code.az/files/daylight_res.pdf








 159 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
 160 Rule    Azer    1997    max     -       Mar     lastSun  4:00   1:00    S
 161 Rule    Azer    1997    max     -       Oct     lastSun  5:00   0       -
 162 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 163 Zone    Asia/Baku       3:19:24 -       LMT     1924 May  2
 164                         3:00    -       BAKT    1957 Mar    # Baku Time
 165                         4:00 RussiaAsia BAK%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
 166                         3:00    1:00    BAKST   1991 Aug 30 # independence
 167                         3:00 RussiaAsia AZ%sT   1992 Sep lastSat 23:00
 168                         4:00    -       AZT     1996     # Azerbaijan Time
 169                         4:00    EUAsia  AZ%sT   1997
 170                         4:00    Azer    AZ%sT
 171 
 172 # Bahrain
 173 # See Asia/Qatar.
 174 
 175 # Bangladesh
 176 # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-05-13):
 177 # According to newspaper Asian Tribune (May 6, 2009) Bangladesh may introduce
 178 # Daylight Saving Time from June 16 to Sept 30
 179 #
 180 # Bangladesh to introduce daylight saving time likely from June 16
 181 # http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/17288


1564 Rule    Jordan  1994    only    -       Sep     Fri>=15      0:00    0       -
1565 Rule    Jordan  1995    1998    -       Sep     Fri>=15      0:00s   0       -
1566 Rule    Jordan  1999    only    -       Jul      1      0:00s   1:00    S
1567 Rule    Jordan  1999    2002    -       Sep     lastFri 0:00s   0       -
1568 Rule    Jordan  2000    2001    -       Mar     lastThu 0:00s   1:00    S
1569 Rule    Jordan  2002    2012    -       Mar     lastThu 24:00   1:00    S
1570 Rule    Jordan  2003    only    -       Oct     24      0:00s   0       -
1571 Rule    Jordan  2004    only    -       Oct     15      0:00s   0       -
1572 Rule    Jordan  2005    only    -       Sep     lastFri 0:00s   0       -
1573 Rule    Jordan  2006    2011    -       Oct     lastFri 0:00s   0       -
1574 Rule    Jordan  2013    only    -       Dec     20      0:00    0       -
1575 Rule    Jordan  2014    max     -       Mar     lastThu 24:00   1:00    S
1576 Rule    Jordan  2014    max     -       Oct     lastFri 0:00s   0       -
1577 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
1578 Zone    Asia/Amman      2:23:44 -       LMT     1931
1579                         2:00    Jordan  EE%sT
1580 
1581 
1582 # Kazakhstan
1583 
1584 # From Paul Eggert (1996-11-22):
1585 # Andrew Evtichov (1996-04-13) writes that Kazakhstan
1586 # stayed in sync with Moscow after 1990, and that Aqtobe (formerly Aktyubinsk)
1587 # and Aqtau (formerly Shevchenko) are the largest cities in their zones.
1588 # Guess that Aqtau and Aqtobe diverged in 1995, since that's the first time
1589 # IATA SSIM mentions a third time zone in Kazakhstan.
1590 
1591 # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
1592 # German Iofis, ELSI, Almaty (2001-10-09) reports that Kazakhstan uses
1593 # RussiaAsia rules, instead of switching at 00:00 as the IATA has it.
1594 # Go with Shanks & Pottenger, who have them always using RussiaAsia rules.
1595 # Also go with the following claims of Shanks & Pottenger:
1596 #
1597 # - Kazakhstan did not observe DST in 1991.
1598 # - Qyzylorda switched from +5:00 to +6:00 on 1992-01-19 02:00.
1599 # - Oral switched from +5:00 to +4:00 in spring 1989.
1600 
1601 # From Kazakhstan Embassy's News Bulletin No. 11
1602 # <http://www.kazsociety.org.uk/news/2005/03/30.htm> (2005-03-21):
1603 # The Government of Kazakhstan passed a resolution March 15 abolishing
1604 # daylight saving time citing lack of economic benefits and health
1605 # complications coupled with a decrease in productivity.
1606 #
1607 # From Branislav Kojic (in Astana) via Gwillim Law (2005-06-28):
1608 # ... what happened was that the former Kazakhstan Eastern time zone
1609 # was "blended" with the Central zone.  Therefore, Kazakhstan now has
1610 # two time zones, and difference between them is one hour.  The zone
1611 # closer to UTC is the former Western zone (probably still called the
1612 # same), encompassing four provinces in the west: Aqtobe, Atyrau,
1613 # Mangghystau, and West Kazakhstan.  The other zone encompasses
1614 # everything else....  I guess that would make Kazakhstan time zones
1615 # de jure UTC+5 and UTC+6 respectively.
1616 



































































































































































1617 #
1618 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
1619 #
1620 # Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata), representing most locations in Kazakhstan


1621 Zone    Asia/Almaty     5:07:48 -       LMT     1924 May  2 # or Alma-Ata
1622                         5:00    -       ALMT    1930 Jun 21 # Alma-Ata Time
1623                         6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT  1991
1624                         6:00    -       ALMT    1992
1625                         6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT  2005 Mar 15
1626                         6:00    -       ALMT
1627 # Qyzylorda (aka Kyzylorda, Kizilorda, Kzyl-Orda, etc.)
1628 Zone    Asia/Qyzylorda  4:21:52 -       LMT     1924 May  2
1629                         4:00    -       KIZT    1930 Jun 21 # Kizilorda Time
1630                         5:00    -       KIZT    1981 Apr  1
1631                         5:00    1:00    KIZST   1981 Oct  1
1632                         6:00    -       KIZT    1982 Apr  1
1633                         5:00 RussiaAsia KIZ%sT  1991
1634                         5:00    -       KIZT    1991 Dec 16 # independence
1635                         5:00    -       QYZT    1992 Jan 19  2:00
1636                         6:00 RussiaAsia QYZ%sT  2005 Mar 15
1637                         6:00    -       QYZT
1638 # Aqtobe (aka Aktobe, formerly Aktyubinsk)

1639 Zone    Asia/Aqtobe     3:48:40 -       LMT     1924 May  2
1640                         4:00    -       AKTT    1930 Jun 21 # Aktyubinsk Time
1641                         5:00    -       AKTT    1981 Apr  1
1642                         5:00    1:00    AKTST   1981 Oct  1
1643                         6:00    -       AKTT    1982 Apr  1
1644                         5:00 RussiaAsia AKT%sT  1991
1645                         5:00    -       AKTT    1991 Dec 16 # independence
1646                         5:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT  2005 Mar 15 # Aqtobe Time
1647                         5:00    -       AQTT
1648 # Mangghystau


1649 # Aqtau was not founded until 1963, but it represents an inhabited region,
1650 # so include time stamps before 1963.
1651 Zone    Asia/Aqtau      3:21:04 -       LMT     1924 May  2
1652                         4:00    -       FORT    1930 Jun 21 # Fort Shevchenko T
1653                         5:00    -       FORT    1963
1654                         5:00    -       SHET    1981 Oct  1 # Shevchenko Time
1655                         6:00    -       SHET    1982 Apr  1
1656                         5:00 RussiaAsia SHE%sT  1991
1657                         5:00    -       SHET    1991 Dec 16 # independence
1658                         5:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT  1995 Mar lastSun  2:00 # Aqtau Time
1659                         4:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT  2005 Mar 15
1660                         5:00    -       AQTT
1661 # West Kazakhstan



1662 Zone    Asia/Oral       3:25:24 -       LMT     1924 May  2 # or Ural'sk
1663                         4:00    -       URAT    1930 Jun 21 # Ural'sk time
1664                         5:00    -       URAT    1981 Apr  1
1665                         5:00    1:00    URAST   1981 Oct  1
1666                         6:00    -       URAT    1982 Apr  1
1667                         5:00 RussiaAsia URA%sT  1989 Mar 26  2:00
1668                         4:00 RussiaAsia URA%sT  1991
1669                         4:00    -       URAT    1991 Dec 16 # independence
1670                         4:00 RussiaAsia ORA%sT  2005 Mar 15 # Oral Time
1671                         5:00    -       ORAT
1672 
1673 # Kyrgyzstan (Kirgizstan)
1674 # Transitions through 1991 are from Shanks & Pottenger.
1675 
1676 # From Paul Eggert (2005-08-15):
1677 # According to an article dated today in the Kyrgyzstan Development Gateway
1678 # http://eng.gateway.kg/cgi-bin/page.pl?id=1&story_name=doc9979.shtml
1679 # Kyrgyzstan is canceling the daylight saving time system.  I take the article
1680 # to mean that they will leave their clocks at 6 hours ahead of UTC.
1681 # From Malik Abdugaliev (2005-09-21):
1682 # Our government cancels daylight saving time 6th of August 2005.
1683 # From 2005-08-12 our GMT-offset is +6, w/o any daylight saving.
1684 
1685 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
1686 Rule    Kyrgyz  1992    1996    -       Apr     Sun>=7       0:00s   1:00    S
1687 Rule    Kyrgyz  1992    1996    -       Sep     lastSun 0:00    0       -
1688 Rule    Kyrgyz  1997    2005    -       Mar     lastSun 2:30    1:00    S
1689 Rule    Kyrgyz  1997    2004    -       Oct     lastSun 2:30    0       -
1690 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
1691 Zone    Asia/Bishkek    4:58:24 -       LMT     1924 May  2


2402 # This source in English, says "that winter time will go into effect
2403 # at midnight on Thursday in the West Bank and Gaza Strip":
2404 # http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=23246
2405 # official source...:
2406 # http://www.palestinecabinet.gov.ps/ar/Views/ViewDetails.aspx?pid=1252
2407 
2408 # From Steffen Thorsen (2015-03-03):
2409 # Sources such as http://www.alquds.com/news/article/view/id/548257
2410 # and http://www.raya.ps/ar/news/890705.html say Palestine areas will
2411 # start DST on 2015-03-28 00:00 which is one day later than expected.
2412 #
2413 # From Paul Eggert (2015-03-03):
2414 # http://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/west-bank/ramallah?year=2014
2415 # says that the fall 2014 transition was Oct 23 at 24:00.
2416 # For future dates, guess the last Friday in March at 24:00 through
2417 # the first Friday on or after October 21 at 00:00.  This is consistent with
2418 # the predictions in today's editions of the following URLs:
2419 # http://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/gaza-strip/gaza
2420 # http://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/west-bank/hebron
2421 










2422 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
2423 Rule EgyptAsia  1957    only    -       May     10      0:00    1:00    S
2424 Rule EgyptAsia  1957    1958    -       Oct      1      0:00    0       -
2425 Rule EgyptAsia  1958    only    -       May      1      0:00    1:00    S
2426 Rule EgyptAsia  1959    1967    -       May      1      1:00    1:00    S
2427 Rule EgyptAsia  1959    1965    -       Sep     30      3:00    0       -
2428 Rule EgyptAsia  1966    only    -       Oct      1      3:00    0       -
2429 
2430 Rule Palestine  1999    2005    -       Apr     Fri>=15      0:00    1:00    S
2431 Rule Palestine  1999    2003    -       Oct     Fri>=15      0:00    0       -
2432 Rule Palestine  2004    only    -       Oct      1      1:00    0       -
2433 Rule Palestine  2005    only    -       Oct      4      2:00    0       -
2434 Rule Palestine  2006    2007    -       Apr      1      0:00    1:00    S
2435 Rule Palestine  2006    only    -       Sep     22      0:00    0       -
2436 Rule Palestine  2007    only    -       Sep     Thu>=8       2:00    0       -
2437 Rule Palestine  2008    2009    -       Mar     lastFri 0:00    1:00    S
2438 Rule Palestine  2008    only    -       Sep      1      0:00    0       -
2439 Rule Palestine  2009    only    -       Sep     Fri>=1       1:00    0       -
2440 Rule Palestine  2010    only    -       Mar     26      0:00    1:00    S
2441 Rule Palestine  2010    only    -       Aug     11      0:00    0       -
2442 Rule Palestine  2011    only    -       Apr      1      0:01    1:00    S
2443 Rule Palestine  2011    only    -       Aug      1      0:00    0       -
2444 Rule Palestine  2011    only    -       Aug     30      0:00    1:00    S
2445 Rule Palestine  2011    only    -       Sep     30      0:00    0       -
2446 Rule Palestine  2012    2014    -       Mar     lastThu 24:00   1:00    S
2447 Rule Palestine  2012    only    -       Sep     21      1:00    0       -
2448 Rule Palestine  2013    only    -       Sep     Fri>=21      0:00    0       -
2449 Rule Palestine  2014    max     -       Oct     Fri>=21      0:00    0       -
2450 Rule Palestine  2015    max     -       Mar     lastFri 24:00   1:00    S

2451 
2452 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
2453 Zone    Asia/Gaza       2:17:52 -       LMT     1900 Oct
2454                         2:00    Zion    EET     1948 May 15
2455                         2:00 EgyptAsia  EE%sT   1967 Jun  5
2456                         2:00    Zion    I%sT    1996
2457                         2:00    Jordan  EE%sT   1999
2458                         2:00 Palestine  EE%sT   2008 Aug 29  0:00
2459                         2:00    -       EET     2008 Sep
2460                         2:00 Palestine  EE%sT   2010
2461                         2:00    -       EET     2010 Mar 27  0:01
2462                         2:00 Palestine  EE%sT   2011 Aug  1
2463                         2:00    -       EET     2012
2464                         2:00 Palestine  EE%sT
2465 
2466 Zone    Asia/Hebron     2:20:23 -       LMT     1900 Oct
2467                         2:00    Zion    EET     1948 May 15
2468                         2:00 EgyptAsia  EE%sT   1967 Jun  5
2469                         2:00    Zion    I%sT    1996
2470                         2:00    Jordan  EE%sT   1999




  85 # See the 'europe' file for Russia and Turkey in Asia.
  86 
  87 # From Guy Harris:
  88 # Incorporates data for Singapore from Robert Elz' asia 1.1, as well as
  89 # additional information from Tom Yap, Sun Microsystems Intercontinental
  90 # Technical Support (including a page from the Official Airline Guide -
  91 # Worldwide Edition).  The names for time zones are guesses.
  92 
  93 ###############################################################################
  94 
  95 # These rules are stolen from the 'europe' file.
  96 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
  97 Rule    EUAsia  1981    max     -       Mar     lastSun  1:00u  1:00    S
  98 Rule    EUAsia  1979    1995    -       Sep     lastSun  1:00u  0       -
  99 Rule    EUAsia  1996    max     -       Oct     lastSun  1:00u  0       -
 100 Rule E-EurAsia  1981    max     -       Mar     lastSun  0:00   1:00    S
 101 Rule E-EurAsia  1979    1995    -       Sep     lastSun  0:00   0       -
 102 Rule E-EurAsia  1996    max     -       Oct     lastSun  0:00   0       -
 103 Rule RussiaAsia 1981    1984    -       Apr     1        0:00   1:00    S
 104 Rule RussiaAsia 1981    1983    -       Oct     1        0:00   0       -
 105 Rule RussiaAsia 1984    1995    -       Sep     lastSun  2:00s  0       -
 106 Rule RussiaAsia 1985    2011    -       Mar     lastSun  2:00s  1:00    S
 107 Rule RussiaAsia 1996    2011    -       Oct     lastSun  2:00s  0       -




 108 
 109 # Afghanistan
 110 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 111 Zone    Asia/Kabul      4:36:48 -       LMT     1890
 112                         4:00    -       AFT     1945
 113                         4:30    -       AFT
 114 
 115 # Armenia
 116 # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
 117 # Shanks & Pottenger have Yerevan switching to 3:00 (with Russian DST)
 118 # in spring 1991, then to 4:00 with no DST in fall 1995, then
 119 # readopting Russian DST in 1997.  Go with Shanks & Pottenger, even
 120 # when they disagree with others.  Edgar Der-Danieliantz
 121 # reported (1996-05-04) that Yerevan probably wouldn't use DST
 122 # in 1996, though it did use DST in 1995.  IATA SSIM (1991/1998) reports that
 123 # Armenia switched from 3:00 to 4:00 in 1998 and observed DST after 1991,
 124 # but started switching at 3:00s in 1998.
 125 
 126 # From Arthur David Olson (2011-06-15):
 127 # While Russia abandoned DST in 2011, Armenia may choose to
 128 # follow Russia's "old" rules.
 129 
 130 # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2012-02-10):
 131 # According to News Armenia, on Feb 9, 2012,
 132 # http://newsarmenia.ru/society/20120209/42609695.html
 133 #
 134 # The Armenia National Assembly adopted final reading of Amendments to the
 135 # Law "On procedure of calculation time on the territory of the Republic of
 136 # Armenia" according to which Armenia [is] abolishing Daylight Saving Time.
 137 # or
 138 # (brief)
 139 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_armenia03.html
 140 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 141 Zone    Asia/Yerevan    2:58:00 -       LMT     1924 May  2
 142                         3:00    -       YERT    1957 Mar    # Yerevan Time
 143                         4:00 RussiaAsia YER%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
 144                         3:00    1:00    YERST   1991 Sep 23 # independence
 145                         3:00 RussiaAsia AM%sT   1995 Sep 24  2:00s
 146                         4:00    -       AMT     1997
 147                         4:00 RussiaAsia AM%sT   2012 Feb  9
 148                         4:00    -       AMT
 149 
 150 # Azerbaijan
 151 
 152 # From Rustam Aliyev of the Azerbaijan Internet Forum (2005-10-23):
 153 # According to the resolution of Cabinet of Ministers, 1997
 154 # From Paul Eggert (2015-09-17): It was Resolution No. 21 (1997-03-17).
 155 # http://code.az/files/daylight_res.pdf
 156 
 157 # From Steffen Thorsen (2016-03-17):
 158 # ... the Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers has cancelled switching to
 159 # daylight saving time....
 160 # http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/94137.html
 161 # http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Azerbaijani-Cabinet-of-Ministers-cancels-daylight-saving-time.html
 162 # http://en.apa.az/xeber_azerbaijan_abolishes_daylight_savings_ti_240862.html
 163 
 164 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
 165 Rule    Azer    1997    2015    -       Mar     lastSun  4:00   1:00    S
 166 Rule    Azer    1997    2015    -       Oct     lastSun  5:00   0       -
 167 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 168 Zone    Asia/Baku       3:19:24 -       LMT     1924 May  2
 169                         3:00    -       BAKT    1957 Mar    # Baku Time
 170                         4:00 RussiaAsia BAK%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
 171                         3:00    1:00    BAKST   1991 Aug 30 # independence
 172                         3:00 RussiaAsia AZ%sT   1992 Sep lastSat 23:00
 173                         4:00    -       AZT     1996     # Azerbaijan Time
 174                         4:00    EUAsia  AZ%sT   1997
 175                         4:00    Azer    AZ%sT
 176 
 177 # Bahrain
 178 # See Asia/Qatar.
 179 
 180 # Bangladesh
 181 # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-05-13):
 182 # According to newspaper Asian Tribune (May 6, 2009) Bangladesh may introduce
 183 # Daylight Saving Time from June 16 to Sept 30
 184 #
 185 # Bangladesh to introduce daylight saving time likely from June 16
 186 # http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/17288


1569 Rule    Jordan  1994    only    -       Sep     Fri>=15      0:00    0       -
1570 Rule    Jordan  1995    1998    -       Sep     Fri>=15      0:00s   0       -
1571 Rule    Jordan  1999    only    -       Jul      1      0:00s   1:00    S
1572 Rule    Jordan  1999    2002    -       Sep     lastFri 0:00s   0       -
1573 Rule    Jordan  2000    2001    -       Mar     lastThu 0:00s   1:00    S
1574 Rule    Jordan  2002    2012    -       Mar     lastThu 24:00   1:00    S
1575 Rule    Jordan  2003    only    -       Oct     24      0:00s   0       -
1576 Rule    Jordan  2004    only    -       Oct     15      0:00s   0       -
1577 Rule    Jordan  2005    only    -       Sep     lastFri 0:00s   0       -
1578 Rule    Jordan  2006    2011    -       Oct     lastFri 0:00s   0       -
1579 Rule    Jordan  2013    only    -       Dec     20      0:00    0       -
1580 Rule    Jordan  2014    max     -       Mar     lastThu 24:00   1:00    S
1581 Rule    Jordan  2014    max     -       Oct     lastFri 0:00s   0       -
1582 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
1583 Zone    Asia/Amman      2:23:44 -       LMT     1931
1584                         2:00    Jordan  EE%sT
1585 
1586 
1587 # Kazakhstan
1588 

















1589 # From Kazakhstan Embassy's News Bulletin No. 11
1590 # <http://www.kazsociety.org.uk/news/2005/03/30.htm> (2005-03-21):
1591 # The Government of Kazakhstan passed a resolution March 15 abolishing
1592 # daylight saving time citing lack of economic benefits and health
1593 # complications coupled with a decrease in productivity.
1594 #
1595 # From Branislav Kojic (in Astana) via Gwillim Law (2005-06-28):
1596 # ... what happened was that the former Kazakhstan Eastern time zone
1597 # was "blended" with the Central zone.  Therefore, Kazakhstan now has
1598 # two time zones, and difference between them is one hour.  The zone
1599 # closer to UTC is the former Western zone (probably still called the
1600 # same), encompassing four provinces in the west: Aqtobe, Atyrau,
1601 # Mangghystau, and West Kazakhstan.  The other zone encompasses
1602 # everything else....  I guess that would make Kazakhstan time zones
1603 # de jure UTC+5 and UTC+6 respectively.
1604 
1605 # From Stepan Golosunov (2016-03-27) ([*] means see later comments below):
1606 # Review of the linked documents from http://adilet.zan.kz/
1607 # produced the following data for post-1991 Kazakhstan:
1608 #
1609 # 0. Act of the Cabinet of Ministers of the USSR
1610 # from 1991-02-04 No. 20
1611 # http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102010545
1612 # removed the extra hour ("decree time") on the territory of the USSR
1613 # starting with the last Sunday of March 1991.
1614 # It also allowed (but not mandated) Kazakh SSR, Kirghiz SSR, Tajik SSR,
1615 # Turkmen SSR and Uzbek SSR to not have "summer" time.
1616 #
1617 # The 1992-01-13 act also refers to the act of the Cabinet of Ministers
1618 # of the Kazakh SSR from 1991-03-20 No. 170 "About the act of the Cabinet
1619 # of Ministers of the USSR from 1991-02-04 No. 20" but I didn't found its
1620 # text.
1621 #
1622 # According to Izvestia newspaper No. 68 (23334) from 1991-03-20
1623 # (page 6; available at http://libinfo.org/newsr/newsr2574.djvu via
1624 # http://libinfo.org/index.php?id=58564) on 1991-03-31 at 2:00 during
1625 # transition to "summer" time:
1626 # Republic of Georgia, Latvian SSR, Lithuanian SSR, SSR Moldova,
1627 # Estonian SSR; Komi ASSR; Kaliningrad oblast; Nenets autonomous okrug
1628 # were to move clocks 1 hour forward.
1629 # Kazakh SSR (excluding Uralsk oblast); Republic of Kyrgyzstan, Tajik
1630 # SSR; Andijan, Jizzakh, Namangan, Sirdarya, Tashkent, Fergana oblasts
1631 # of the Uzbek SSR were to move clocks 1 hour backwards.
1632 # Other territories were to not move clocks.
1633 # When the "summer" time would end on 1991-09-29, clocks were to be
1634 # moved 1 hour backwards on the territory of the USSR excluding
1635 # Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenia, Tajikistan.
1636 #
1637 # Apparently there were last minute changes. Apparently Kazakh act No. 170
1638 # was one of such changes.
1639 #
1640 # https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Декретное время
1641 # claims that Sovetskaya Rossiya newspaper on 1991-03-29 published that
1642 # Nenets autonomous okrug, Komi and Kazakhstan (excluding Uralsk oblast)
1643 # were to not move clocks and Uralsk oblast was to move clocks
1644 # forward; on 1991-09-29 Kazakhstan was to move clocks backwards.
1645 # (Probably there were changes even after that publication. There is an
1646 # article claiming that Kaliningrad oblast decided on 1991-03-29 to not
1647 # move clocks.)
1648 #
1649 # This implies that on 1991-03-31 Asia/Oral remained on +04/+05 while
1650 # the rest of Kazakhstan switched from +06/+07 to +05/06 or from +05/06
1651 # to +04/+05. It's unclear how Kzyl-Orda oblast moved into the fifth
1652 # time belt. (By switching from +04/+05 to +05/+06 on 1991-09-29?) ...
1653 #
1654 # 1. Act of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1655 # from 1992-01-13 No. 28
1656 # http://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/P920000028_
1657 # (text includes modification from the 1996 act)
1658 # introduced new rules for calculation of time, mirroring Russian
1659 # 1992-01-08 act.  It specified that time would be calculated
1660 # according to time belts plus extra hour ("decree time"), moved clocks
1661 # on the whole territory of Kazakhstan 1 hour forward on 1992-01-19 at
1662 # 2:00, specified DST rules.  It acknowledged that Kazakhstan was
1663 # located in the fourth and the fifth time belts and specified the
1664 # border between them to be located east of Kustanay and Aktyubinsk
1665 # oblasts (notably including Turgai and Kzyl-Orda oblasts into the fifth
1666 # time belt).
1667 #
1668 # This means switch on 1992-01-19 at 2:00 from +04/+05 to +05/+06 for
1669 # Asia/Aqtau, Asia/Aqtobe, Asia/Oral, Atyrau and Kustanay oblasts; from
1670 # +05/+06 to +06/+07 for Asia/Almaty and Asia/Qyzylorda (and Arkalyk) [*]....
1671 #
1672 # 2. Act of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1673 # from 1992-03-27 No. 284
1674 # http://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/P920000284_
1675 # cancels extra hour ("decree time") for Uralsk and Kzyl-Orda oblasts
1676 # since the last Sunday of March 1992, while keeping them in the fourth
1677 # and the fifth time belts respectively.
1678 #
1679 # 3. Order of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1680 # from 1994-09-23 No. 384
1681 # http://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/R940000384_
1682 # cancels the extra hour ("decree time") on the territory of Mangystau
1683 # oblast since the last Sunday of September 1994 (saying that time on
1684 # the territory would correspond to the third time belt as a
1685 # result)....
1686 #
1687 # 4. Act of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1688 # from 1996-05-08 No. 575
1689 # http://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/P960000575_
1690 # amends the 1992-01-13 act to end summer time in October instead
1691 # of September, mirroring identical Russian change from 1996-04-23 act.
1692 #
1693 # 5. Act of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1694 # from 1999-03-26 No. 305
1695 # http://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/P990000305_
1696 # cancels the extra hour ("decree time") for Atyrau oblast since the
1697 # last Sunday of March 1999 while retaining the oblast in the fourth
1698 # time belt.
1699 #
1700 # This means change from +05/+06 to +04/+05.
1701 #
1702 # There is no zone for Atyrau currently (listed under Asia/Aqtau in
1703 # zone1970.tab).[*]
1704 #
1705 # 6. Act of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1706 # from 2000-11-23 No. 1749
1707 # http://adilet.zan.kz/rus/archive/docs/P000001749_/23.11.2000
1708 # replaces the previous five documents.
1709 #
1710 # The only changes I noticed are in definition of the border between the
1711 # fourth and the fifth time belts.  They account for changes in spelling
1712 # and administrative division (splitting of Turgai oblast in 1997
1713 # probably changed time in territories incorporated into Kostanay oblast
1714 # (including Arkalyk) from +06/+07 to +05/+06) and move Kyzylorda oblast
1715 # from being in the fifth time belt and not using decree time into the
1716 # fourth time belt (no change in practice).[*]
1717 #
1718 # 7. Act of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1719 # from 2003-12-29 No. 1342
1720 # http://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/P030001342_
1721 # modified the 2000-11-23 act.  No relevant changes, apparently.
1722 #
1723 # 8. Act of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1724 # from 2004-07-20 No. 775
1725 # http://adilet.zan.kz/rus/archive/docs/P040000775_/20.07.2004
1726 # modified the 2000-11-23 act to move Kostanay and Kyzylorda oblasts into
1727 # the fifth time belt and add Aktobe oblast to the list of regions not
1728 # using extra hour ("decree time"), leaving Kazakhstan with only 2 time
1729 # zones (+04/+05 and +06/+07).  The changes were to be implemented
1730 # during DST transitions in 2004 and 2005 but the acts got radically
1731 # amended before implementation happened.
1732 #
1733 # 9. Act of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1734 # from 2004-09-15 No. 1059
1735 # http://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/P040001059_
1736 # modified the 2000-11-23 act to remove exceptions from the "decree time"
1737 # (leaving Kazakhstan in +05/+06 and +06/+07 zones), amended the
1738 # 2004-07-20 act to implement changes for Atyrau, West Kazakhstan,
1739 # Kostanay, Kyzylorda and Mangystau oblasts by not moving clocks
1740 # during the 2014 transition to "winter" time.
1741 #
1742 # This means transition from +04/+05 to +05/+06 for Atyrau oblast (no
1743 # zone currently), Asia/Oral, Asia/Aqtau and transition from +05/+06 to
1744 # +06/+07 for Kostanay oblast (Kostanay and Arkalyk, no zones currently)
1745 # and Asia/Qyzylorda on 2004-10-31 at 3:00....[*]
1746 #
1747 # 10. Act of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1748 # from 2005-03-15 No. 231
1749 # http://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/P050000231_
1750 # removes DST provisions from the 2000-11-23 act, removes most of the
1751 # (already implemented) provisions from the 2004-07-20 and 2004-09-15
1752 # acts, comes into effect 10 days after official publication.
1753 # The only practical effect seems to be the abolition of the summer
1754 # time.
1755 #
1756 # Unamended version of the act of the Government of the Russian Federation
1757 # No. 23 from 1992-01-08 [See 'europe' file for details].
1758 # Kazakh 1992-01-13 act appears to provide the same rules and 1992-03-27
1759 # act was to be enacted on the last Sunday of March 1992.
1760 
1761 # From Paul Eggert (2016-04-15):
1762 # The tables below should reflect Stepan Golosunov's remarks above,
1763 # except for the items marked "[*]" which I haven't gotten to yet.
1764 # It looks like we will need new zones Asia/Atyrau and Asia/Qostanay
1765 # to handle changes from 1992 through 2004 that we did not previously
1766 # know about.
1767 
1768 #
1769 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
1770 #
1771 # Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata), representing most locations in Kazakhstan
1772 # This includes KZ-AKM, KZ-ALA, KZ-ALM, KZ-AST, KZ-BAY, KZ-VOS, KZ-ZHA,
1773 # KZ-KAR, KZ-SEV, KZ-PAV, and KZ-YUZ.
1774 Zone    Asia/Almaty     5:07:48 -       LMT     1924 May  2 # or Alma-Ata
1775                         5:00    -       +05     1930 Jun 21
1776                         6:00 RussiaAsia +06/+07 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
1777                         5:00 RussiaAsia +05/+06 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
1778                         6:00 RussiaAsia +06/+07 2004 Oct 31  2:00s
1779                         6:00    -       +06
1780 # Qyzylorda (aka Kyzylorda, Kizilorda, Kzyl-Orda, etc.) (KZ-KZY)
1781 Zone    Asia/Qyzylorda  4:21:52 -       LMT     1924 May  2
1782                         4:00    -       +04     1930 Jun 21
1783                         5:00    -       +05     1981 Apr  1
1784                         5:00    1:00    +06     1981 Oct  1
1785                         6:00    -       +06     1982 Apr  1
1786                         5:00 RussiaAsia +05/+06 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
1787                         4:00 RussiaAsia +04/+05 1991 Sep 29  2:00s
1788                         5:00 RussiaAsia +05/+06 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
1789                         6:00 RussiaAsia +06/+07 1992 Mar 29  2:00s
1790                         5:00 RussiaAsia +05/+06 2004 Oct 31  2:00s
1791                         6:00    -       +06
1792 # Aqtobe (aka Aktobe, formerly Aktyubinsk) (KZ-AKT)
1793 Zone    Asia/Aqtobe     3:48:40 -       LMT     1924 May  2
1794                         4:00    -       +04     1930 Jun 21
1795                         5:00    -       +05     1981 Apr  1
1796                         5:00    1:00    +06     1981 Oct  1
1797                         6:00    -       +06     1982 Apr  1
1798                         5:00 RussiaAsia +05/+06 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
1799                         4:00 RussiaAsia +04/+05 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
1800                         5:00 RussiaAsia +05/+06 2004 Oct 31  2:00s
1801                         5:00    -       +05
1802 # Qostanay (KZ-KUS)
1803 
1804 # Mangghystau (KZ-MAN)
1805 # Aqtau was not founded until 1963, but it represents an inhabited region,
1806 # so include time stamps before 1963.
1807 Zone    Asia/Aqtau      3:21:04 -       LMT     1924 May  2
1808                         4:00    -       +04     1930 Jun 21
1809                         5:00    -       +05     1963
1810                         5:00    -       +05     1981 Oct  1
1811                         6:00    -       +06     1982 Apr  1
1812                         5:00 RussiaAsia +05/+06 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
1813                         4:00 RussiaAsia +04/+05 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
1814                         5:00 RussiaAsia +05/+06 1994 Sep 25  2:00s
1815                         4:00 RussiaAsia +04/+05 2004 Oct 31  2:00s
1816                         5:00    -       +05
1817 
1818 # West Kazakhstan (KZ-ZAP)
1819 # From Paul Eggert (2016-03-18):
1820 # The 1989 transition is from USSR act No. 227 (1989-03-14).
1821 Zone    Asia/Oral       3:25:24 -       LMT     1924 May  2 # or Ural'sk
1822                         4:00    -       +04     1930 Jun 21
1823                         5:00    -       +05     1981 Apr  1
1824                         5:00    1:00    +06     1981 Oct  1
1825                         6:00    -       +06     1982 Apr  1
1826                         5:00 RussiaAsia +05/+06 1989 Mar 26  2:00s
1827                         4:00 RussiaAsia +04/+05 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
1828                         5:00 RussiaAsia +05/+06 1992 Mar 29  2:00s
1829                         4:00 RussiaAsia +04/+05 2004 Oct 31  2:00s
1830                         5:00    -       +05
1831 
1832 # Kyrgyzstan (Kirgizstan)
1833 # Transitions through 1991 are from Shanks & Pottenger.
1834 
1835 # From Paul Eggert (2005-08-15):
1836 # According to an article dated today in the Kyrgyzstan Development Gateway
1837 # http://eng.gateway.kg/cgi-bin/page.pl?id=1&story_name=doc9979.shtml
1838 # Kyrgyzstan is canceling the daylight saving time system.  I take the article
1839 # to mean that they will leave their clocks at 6 hours ahead of UTC.
1840 # From Malik Abdugaliev (2005-09-21):
1841 # Our government cancels daylight saving time 6th of August 2005.
1842 # From 2005-08-12 our GMT-offset is +6, w/o any daylight saving.
1843 
1844 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
1845 Rule    Kyrgyz  1992    1996    -       Apr     Sun>=7       0:00s   1:00    S
1846 Rule    Kyrgyz  1992    1996    -       Sep     lastSun 0:00    0       -
1847 Rule    Kyrgyz  1997    2005    -       Mar     lastSun 2:30    1:00    S
1848 Rule    Kyrgyz  1997    2004    -       Oct     lastSun 2:30    0       -
1849 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
1850 Zone    Asia/Bishkek    4:58:24 -       LMT     1924 May  2


2561 # This source in English, says "that winter time will go into effect
2562 # at midnight on Thursday in the West Bank and Gaza Strip":
2563 # http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=23246
2564 # official source...:
2565 # http://www.palestinecabinet.gov.ps/ar/Views/ViewDetails.aspx?pid=1252
2566 
2567 # From Steffen Thorsen (2015-03-03):
2568 # Sources such as http://www.alquds.com/news/article/view/id/548257
2569 # and http://www.raya.ps/ar/news/890705.html say Palestine areas will
2570 # start DST on 2015-03-28 00:00 which is one day later than expected.
2571 #
2572 # From Paul Eggert (2015-03-03):
2573 # http://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/west-bank/ramallah?year=2014
2574 # says that the fall 2014 transition was Oct 23 at 24:00.
2575 # For future dates, guess the last Friday in March at 24:00 through
2576 # the first Friday on or after October 21 at 00:00.  This is consistent with
2577 # the predictions in today's editions of the following URLs:
2578 # http://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/gaza-strip/gaza
2579 # http://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/west-bank/hebron
2580 
2581 # From Hannah Kreitem (2016-03-09):
2582 # http://www.palestinecabinet.gov.ps/WebSite/ar/ViewDetails?ID=31728
2583 # [Google translation]: "The Council also decided to start daylight
2584 # saving in Palestine as of one o'clock on Saturday morning,
2585 # 2016-03-26, to provide the clock 60 minutes ahead."
2586 #
2587 # From Paul Eggert (2016-03-12):
2588 # Predict spring transitions on March's last Saturday at 01:00 from now on.
2589 # Leave fall predictions alone for now.
2590 
2591 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
2592 Rule EgyptAsia  1957    only    -       May     10      0:00    1:00    S
2593 Rule EgyptAsia  1957    1958    -       Oct      1      0:00    0       -
2594 Rule EgyptAsia  1958    only    -       May      1      0:00    1:00    S
2595 Rule EgyptAsia  1959    1967    -       May      1      1:00    1:00    S
2596 Rule EgyptAsia  1959    1965    -       Sep     30      3:00    0       -
2597 Rule EgyptAsia  1966    only    -       Oct      1      3:00    0       -
2598 
2599 Rule Palestine  1999    2005    -       Apr     Fri>=15      0:00    1:00    S
2600 Rule Palestine  1999    2003    -       Oct     Fri>=15      0:00    0       -
2601 Rule Palestine  2004    only    -       Oct      1      1:00    0       -
2602 Rule Palestine  2005    only    -       Oct      4      2:00    0       -
2603 Rule Palestine  2006    2007    -       Apr      1      0:00    1:00    S
2604 Rule Palestine  2006    only    -       Sep     22      0:00    0       -
2605 Rule Palestine  2007    only    -       Sep     Thu>=8       2:00    0       -
2606 Rule Palestine  2008    2009    -       Mar     lastFri 0:00    1:00    S
2607 Rule Palestine  2008    only    -       Sep      1      0:00    0       -
2608 Rule Palestine  2009    only    -       Sep     Fri>=1       1:00    0       -
2609 Rule Palestine  2010    only    -       Mar     26      0:00    1:00    S
2610 Rule Palestine  2010    only    -       Aug     11      0:00    0       -
2611 Rule Palestine  2011    only    -       Apr      1      0:01    1:00    S
2612 Rule Palestine  2011    only    -       Aug      1      0:00    0       -
2613 Rule Palestine  2011    only    -       Aug     30      0:00    1:00    S
2614 Rule Palestine  2011    only    -       Sep     30      0:00    0       -
2615 Rule Palestine  2012    2014    -       Mar     lastThu 24:00   1:00    S
2616 Rule Palestine  2012    only    -       Sep     21      1:00    0       -
2617 Rule Palestine  2013    only    -       Sep     Fri>=21      0:00    0       -
2618 Rule Palestine  2014    max     -       Oct     Fri>=21      0:00    0       -
2619 Rule Palestine  2015    only    -       Mar     lastFri 24:00   1:00    S
2620 Rule Palestine  2016    max     -       Mar     lastSat 1:00    1:00    S
2621 
2622 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
2623 Zone    Asia/Gaza       2:17:52 -       LMT     1900 Oct
2624                         2:00    Zion    EET     1948 May 15
2625                         2:00 EgyptAsia  EE%sT   1967 Jun  5
2626                         2:00    Zion    I%sT    1996
2627                         2:00    Jordan  EE%sT   1999
2628                         2:00 Palestine  EE%sT   2008 Aug 29  0:00
2629                         2:00    -       EET     2008 Sep
2630                         2:00 Palestine  EE%sT   2010
2631                         2:00    -       EET     2010 Mar 27  0:01
2632                         2:00 Palestine  EE%sT   2011 Aug  1
2633                         2:00    -       EET     2012
2634                         2:00 Palestine  EE%sT
2635 
2636 Zone    Asia/Hebron     2:20:23 -       LMT     1900 Oct
2637                         2:00    Zion    EET     1948 May 15
2638                         2:00 EgyptAsia  EE%sT   1967 Jun  5
2639                         2:00    Zion    I%sT    1996
2640                         2:00    Jordan  EE%sT   1999


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